Verse
B
Lying here in bed
D#m
With things we never said
B D#m
You’re always the first to sleep
B
I whisper my goodbye
D#m
To all the happy lights
G#m F#
Wrapped around our ugly tree
[Pre-chorus]
E
Come sunrise
C#m
Your soft eyes
B D#m
Will frown at my footprints in the snow
E
Come New Year
C#m
You’ll know dear
E F#
I led you down a short line
[Chorus]
B
And I'm so sorry Caroline
F# E
The more you became my hope
D#m F#
The more I was made to let you go
G#m F# E
We lost our fight for time
F# B
And I'm so sorry Caroline
F# E
I’ll try not to wake the house
D#m F#
I wish I could stay and hold you now
G#m F# E
We lost our fight for time
C#m
For life
E F#
And some things that never came true
B
For me and you
[Verse 2]
B
December ‘85
D#m
Grandchildren arrive
B D#m
Pride can be a lovely thing
B
Everything I've missed
D#m
Reminds you of that Christmas eve
G#m F#
When life was caving in
[Pre-Chorus 2]
E
Come sundown
C#m
This small town
B D#m
Looks a bit like the place we fell in love
E
Come New Year
C#m
You'll know dear
E F#
I led you down a short line
[Chorus]
B
And I'm so sorry Caroline
F# E
The more you became my hope
D#m F#
The more I was made to let you go
G#m F# E
We lost our fight for time
F# B
And I'm so sorry Caroline
F# E
I’ll try not to wake the house
D#m F#
I wish I could stay and hold you now
G#m F# E
We lost our fight for time
C#m
For life
E F#
And some things that never came true
B
For me and you
[Pre-Chorus 3]
E
Come twilight
C#m
This long ride
B D#m
Is moving towards the afterglow
E
Come New Year
C#m
You'll be here
E F#
With me on the short line
[Chorus]
B
And I'm still sorry Caroline
F# E
The more you became my hope
D#m F#
The more I was made to let you go
G#m F# E
We lost our fight for time
F# B
And I'm so sorry Caroline
F# E
I’ll try not to wake the house
D#m F#
I wish I could stay and hold you now
G#m F# E
We lost our fight for time
C#m
For life
E F#
And some things that never came true
B
For me and you